Combined register and first aid kit



Aug. 4, 1931. J. PEAVEY 1,817,706

COMBINED REGISTER AND FIRST AID KIT Filegi-July 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet1 6 v 3 l0 a INVNENTOR WTES 7 d2. Pear/ y,

I J I V v ATTORNEY Aug. 4, 1931. J. L. PEAVEY 1,817,705

COMBINED REGISTER AND FIRST AID KIT Filed July 20 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Iii-Harm WITNESSES YINVENTOR W BYJZHPedJ/w ATl'ORN EY Patented Aug. 4,1931 JosErH L. PEAVEY, or M RIDI N, ivrrssrssrrrr GOMBINED REGISTER ANDFIns'r n11) KI:

Application filed July 20,

the date of greasmg the parts of the chassis,

etc., can be recorded, and second, as a first 1 aid kit by which suchparaphernalia as bandage material, adhesive tape, iodine, etc., can becontained.

Another object of the invention is to provide an accessory of theforegoing character in which one of the foregoing featurescoacts withthe other to the end that elements of go the kit comprise a foundation,and retaining means for the register, and that the register sheets orcards provide a front buffer for keeping the otherwise loose closure ofthe kit inposition. I

Other objects and advantages will appear from the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich V Figure 1 is a perspective view of enough of the interior of anautomobile to illustrate the application of the improved accessory;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the latter, especially illustrating thefeatures of the register;

Figure 3 is a'plan view of the accessory from which the loose closure isremoved to illustrate the features of the first aid kit;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 44 of Figure 1;

' Figure 5 is a cross-section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4; and VFigure 6 is a perspective view of the loose closure previously alludedto.

As has already been indicated, it is the g5 purpose of the accessory tocombine a register and a first aid kit for especial use in automobiles,and to make the combination in such a way that one feature depends uponthe other in a measure and thus establishes a mutual interdependence. Bythus providing both blocks.

1929. SerialNo. 379,835.

the features of the register and first aidkit, it will be a prerequisiteto locate the accessory in such a plac'e where the register can begottenat instantly, and when that advantage is once established,'it becomespossible to get at the first aid kit with equal facility in case of anemergency.

Usually when a motorist is thoughtful enough to supplement his equipmentwith first aid material, he will either assemble it '0 in a box andplace it under the back seat or out it in one of the side pockets of thecar. In the first instance, the material is difficult to get at, and inthe second instance, it is likely to become contaminated and uselesswhen most needed. In the matter-of keeping a record of such things asthe dates of purchase of oil, gas, etc., the purchase and filling of thebattery, etc., there are few motorists who trouble themselves to writedown these 1170 events principally because a book devoted to thepurpose-will become misplaced-and will be wanting when most needed.

Thus to meet two actual needs, a register and first aid kit have beencombined in the 1.7 accessory generally designated 1. In its mainaspect, this comprises a box preferably of metal but optionally of anyother suitable material. The bottom 2 has holes through which screws 3are driven into a wooden :3 part 4 immediately above the windshield andat the right of the rear view mirror of an automobile. The accessory. isthus located at a place whereit is handy to get atboth for the purposeof registering the data mentioned 3'5 and securing the articles of thefirst aid kit. An end wall 5, bent up fromone end of the bottom 2, abutsa block 6 which, like another block 7 at the opposite .end of the box,is situated withinthe confines of the bottom and is secured to the boxby large headed tacks 8 or equivalent means. These tacks are driven intothe blocks through the wall 5, in the instance of the block 6, andthrough the top and bottom walls 9, in the instanceof '95 The free edgesof the top and bottom walls areflanged at 10 to retain a plurality ofrecord cards'll and a lid or cover 12 when these parts are-slid in fromthe right end of the accessory. The end wall.

5 extends near enough to the flanges 10 toclose the passage at the leftend thus to form a stop for the cards and lid.

These cards will comprise printed blank forms with spaces for any kindof data that the motorist may desire to keep record of. It is deemedunnecessary to specify the nature of each card in detail, it beingthought sufficient to refer to the exposed card in Figure 2 as havingspaces for the recording of the dates, quantities and costs of purchaseof oil and gas, as well as places for the recording of the dates whenthe battery and tires were filled last. The cards will be assembled in apack and slid beneath the flanges 10, and when in place the elements ofthe first aid kit will provide a foundation therefor. Moreover, the packof cards will be retained by a retainer lip 13 on the finger 1a of aloose plate or closure 15 which separates what might be known as thecard compartment from the medicine compartment.

The lip 13 acts as a brake for the lid 12 because it extends forwardlyfar enough to frictionally engage the under side of the lid, as shown inFigure 4, preventing the lid from working out to the right, and at thesame time keeping the pack of cards in place. The pack of cards and lidin following the front of the box will form a somewhat yielding pad, ora front bufier, so to speak, exercising a degree of pressure against theclosure 15 and particularly preventing any motion or rattling thereof.

This closure serves as a table which will bear the pressure of writingshould the motorist elect to make his record without removing the cardfrom the box. It occupies its position against the end blocks 6 and 7loosely so that it can be readily taken away in case the medicalaccessories must be gotten at quickly. It has an inturned flange 16 atthe right end which is seated against the inside of the block 7 to keepthe closure in its position. The closure is not capable of being slidout, and when it becomes necessary to remove it, the finger 14 will beused to lift the closure straight out of the passage between the edgesof the flanges 10. The width of the closure is slightly less than thedistance between these edges.

The so-called medical compartment is divided by a partition 17 thatseparates a lead pencil 18 from such necessaries as bandage material 19,adhesive tape 20 and iodine 21. The purpose of the partition 17 islargely to keep these articles under some degree of pressure so thatthey will not shift around and rattle. The partition is inserted behindguides 22, and these extend from an adjacent wall 9 only far enough toprovide an adequate hold for the partition 17, the partition being ofsuch height that it will clear the guides 22 upon being slid uppreparatory to its removal. One end of the pencil is made accessible ata depression 23 of a hole at in the end block 7.

In use, the accessory will be permanently secured to the wooden part 4and filled with articles such as bandage material 19, adhesive tape 20,and iodine 21, as well as a pack of cards 11, before sliding the lid 12across the front to retain everything in place. The lid may be made ofmetal or cardboard, but in any case serves to protect the writings onthe front card 11, as well as prevent dust from getting into the medicalcompartment. The partition 17 and loose closure 15 are inserted in theproperplaces during the process of filling the box.

Upon the occasion of needing to make a record, the motorist will slidethe lid 12 out to the right from behind the flanges 10 and find the cardupon which the specific record is to be made. He may either shift thecards around and use the closure 15 as a writing table, or he may takethe required card out and do his writing elsewhere, but in the formerinstance, the closure 15 will serve as a backing and, in fact, isintended to serve such purpose.

Should it become desirable to get at the iodine, etc., all of the cards,as well as the closure 15 and partition 17, will be removed. It ispossible to take the bandage material 19 out by pulling it over theupper edge of the partition, and it is possible to remove the adhesivetape 20 by simply sliding the partition up high enough. The closure 15is to be identified both with the first aid kit and with the register.In respect to the first it serves as a cover, and in respect to thesecond it serves as a writing table.

The blocks 6 and 7 provide a foundation for the elements of theregister, and the record cards exert enough pressure upon the closure 15to prevent rattling. Also, the lip 13 of the closure serves to retainthe cards as well as act as a brake against the lid 12.

The construction and arrangement of the improved register and first aidkit is that of a generally preferred form, but obviously modificationsand changes may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. An accessory comprising a box having walls with flanges at the topand bottom, a closure loosely inserted in the box a distance from theflanges, and separate and independent cards inserted between the closureand the flanges pressing on the closure to prevent rattling and enablingthe closure to be used as a writing table.

2. An accessory comprising a box having walls with flanges at the topand bottom, a card and a lid to he slid into position upon the boxbeneath the flanges, a closure loosely inserted in the box against whichthe lid and card exert pressure to prevent rattling, and a lip carriedby the closure retaining the card and acting as a brake against the lid.

3. An accessory comprising a box having flanges at the top and bottomand blocks spaced therefrom, a closure loosely rested against the blockshaving a flange to engage one of the blocks and prevent sliding, andcards slidable between the flanges and said closure exerting a pressureagainst the closure to keep it in place.

4. An accessory comprising a box having flanges at the top and bottomand blocks spaced from the flanges, a closure loosely rested against theblocks and having a flange engaging one of the blocks to preventsliding, cards in position between the flanges and closure pressing theclosure to prevent rattling, and a finger on the closure extending overone of the blocks for lifting the closure out after removal of thecards.

5. An accessory comprising a box with an end wall and top and bottomwalls with flanges, end blocks in the box beyond one of which the endwall extends to form a stop, a closure loosely rested against the blockshaving a flange engaging one of the blocks to prevent sliding, cardsfitted between the flanges and the closure engaging the stop at one end,and a lip carried by the closure engaging the cards at the other end.

6. An accessory comprising a box with end blocks, a partition of a widthless than that of the box and defining compartments within the box, andguides attached to the blocks behind which the partition is inserted atcertain edges to exercise a degree of pressure against articlescontained in one of the compartments.

7 An accessory comprising a box with a bottom and one end wall, top andbottom walls having flanges toward which the end wall extends to form astop, blocks fitted in the ends of the box beyond one of which the endwall extends, a closure loosely rested against the blocks having aflange engaging the inside of one of the blocks and a finger extendingtoward the outside of said block and provided with a. lip, cards fittedbetween the flanges and closure being retained at one end by the stopand at the other by the lip, and a lid being slid beneath the flangesand over both the cards and lip which latter serves as a brake.

8. A combined register and first aid kit comprising a box to containmedicines and the like, said box, having top and bottom flanges a packof record cards inserted beneath the flanges, a plate situated in thebox between the medicines and the cards, said plate having means forpreventing endwise movement thereof and pressed and held in position bythe cards permitting it to form a writing tablefor the cards, and acover for the box.

9. In an accessory, a box, a plate removably mounted in the box andforming a closure for a compartment, and means for holding the plate inthe box, said means including a flange on the plate engaging the innerface of an end of the box.

10. In an accessory, a box, a plate removably mounted in the box andforming a closure for a compartment, said plate having a flanged finger,a cover slidable in the box in spaced relation to the plate and engagedby the flange of the finger to hold it in position, and means in thespace between the plate and cover and exerting pressure on the plate.

11. An accessory comprising a box, a plate removably mounted in the boxand forming a closure for, a compartment, said plate having a flangedfinger, a slidable cover for the box and engaged by the flange of saidfinger to hold it in the box, and plurality of records cards between theplate and cover. I

12. An accessory comprising a box having end walls, one of the end wallshaving a pencil opening, a partition dividing the box intocompartment-s, one being for the occupancy of the pencil, a loose plateproviding a closure for the pencil compartment, a cover spaced from saidplate, and means accupying the space providing a yielding pad for saidplate and cover.

JOSEPH L. PEAVE'Y.

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